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sensitive Answer questions 489–490 on the basis of the following passagea. clarification Answer questions 491–493 on the basis of the following passage?. Answer questions 494–496 on the

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488 What is the meaning of the word susceptible

as it is used in the passage?

a adaptable

b robust

c malleable

d sensitive

Answer questions 489–490 on the basis of the

following passage.

The (489) use by physicians of medical

abbreviations can cause medication errors and

incorrect interpretation of notes in the medical

chart It can create treatment delay if the nurse has

to seek out the physician to ask for (490)

489 Which word, if inserted into the first blank,

makes the most sense in the context of the

passage?

a clandestine

b indiscriminate

c unlawful

d intrepid

490 Which word, if inserted into the second

blank, makes the most sense in the context

of the passage?

a reenactment

b restitution

c recompense

d clarification

Answer questions 491–493 on the basis of the following passage.

John Reed was a schoolboy of fourteen years old; four years older than I, for I was but ten; large and (491) for his age, with a dingy and

unwholesome skin; thick lineaments in a spacious visage, heavy limbs, and large extremities.

—Charlotte Brontë

491 Which word, if inserted in the blank, makes

the most sense in the context of the passage?

a thin

b stout

c big

d pleasant

492 What is the meaning of the phrase spacious

visage as it is used in the passage?

a large frame

b big face

c huge room

d dull expression

493 What is the meaning of the word extremities

as it is used in the passage?

a hands and feet

b neck and shoulders

c arms and legs

d height and weight –R E A D I N G C O M P R E H E N S I O N –

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Answer questions 494–496 on the basis of the

following passage.

In this refulgent summer it has been a luxury to draw

the breath of life The grass grows, the buds burst,

the meadow is spotted with fire and gold in the tint

of flowers The air is full of birds, and sweet with the

breath of the pine, the balm-of-Gilead, and the new

hay Night brings no gloom to the heart with its

wel-come shade.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

494 Based on the context of the passage, what is

the meaning of the word refulgent?

a downhearted

b wholesome

c radiant

d stifling

495 To what does the phrase balm-of-Gilead

most likely refer as it is used in the passage?

a a plant

b a cloud

c a meadow

d a scent

496 What is the meaning of the word shade as it

is used in the passage?

a ghost

b obscurity

c darkness

d indistinctness

Answer questions 497–500 on the basis of the following passage.

Voting is the privilege for which wars have been

fought, protests have been organized, and editorials have been written “No taxation without

represen-tation,” was a battle cry of the American Revolution Women struggled for suffrage, as did many

minori-ties Eighteen year olds clamored for the right to vote, saying that if they were old enough to go to war, they should be allowed to vote Yet Americans

have a deplorable voting history, and many will tell

you they have never voted

497 Which of the following words is the best

synonym for the word privilege as it is used

in the passage?

a duty

b responsibility

c right

d nonentity

498 What is the meaning of the word suffrage as

it is used in the passage?

a the right to honor all Americans

b the right to vote in elections

c the right to go to war

d the right to protest taxes

499 The phrase battle cry means the same as

a legislation

b limitation

c motto

d amendment –R E A D I N G C O M P R E H E N S I O N –

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500 What is the meaning of the word deplorable

as it is used in the passage?

a covetous

b conclusive

c enviable

d shameful

Answer questions 501–502 on the basis of the

following passage.

The wandering albatross (diomedea exulans) has a

wingspan of twelve feet and lays a single chalky egg

in sand or in a simple grass nest Sailors are said to

catch albatrosses with baited hooks dropped into the

turbulent wake of a boat Since it is considered bad

luck to kill an albatross, sailors release the birds

immediately

501 What is the most likely meaning of the word

chalky as it is used in the passage?

a having the chemical makeup of chalk

b having the color of chalk

c tasting like chalk

d made of chalk

502 What is the best synonym for the word

turbulent, as it is used in the passage?

a undercurrent

b mammoth

c tumultuous

d cumbersome

Answer questions 503–509 on the basis of the following passage.

After studying the Civil War and the antebellum period, an (503) of history students (504) on the magnificent, (505) waterfront home and presidential library of Jeffer-son Davis Davis lived on the estate toward the end

of his life to write his (506) He was the first and only president of the Confederacy The students learned that this man, so passionate about his nation, had to (507) his seat in the Senate when his state (508) from the nation and assume a role he knew would cause great (509) in his life

503 a analogy

b associate

c assemblage

d intimation

504 a converged

b departed

c deviated

d swerved

505 a paltry

b palatial

c meager

d trifling

506 a pretext

b vanguard

c ledgers

d memoirs –R E A D I N G C O M P R E H E N S I O N –

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507 a engage

b resign

c occupy

d adopt

508 a affiliated

b allied

c related

d seceded

509 a constancy

b tranquility

c upheaval

d stability

Answer questions 510–515 on the basis of the

following passage.

Probably no town, city, or state in this country is

immune to the (510) that always

sur-rounds attempts to cut government budgets Many

communities are already faced with (511)

expenses related to high labor costs, costly social

services, and shrinking tax bases In (512) ,

some think we are paying for the unprecedented

government spending of the last decade The (513)

of opinion today, however, seems to be

that budgets must be cut, though such cuts threaten

to (514) the services to the neediest

groups of people Consequently, the (515)

for the economic future of our cities is guarded

510 a controversy

b praise

c admiration

d applause

511 a equitable

b sensible

c exorbitant

d reasonable

512 a general

b retrospect

c conclusion

d denial

513 a consensus

b compromise

c confrontation

d cooperation

514 a preserve

b conserve

c safeguard

d diminish

515 a effect

b prognosis

c consequence

d outcome

Answer questions 516–521 on the basis of the following passage.

It is quite (516) that we watch television

to learn about current events We are drawn to sto-ries presented to us by attractive, (517) people whose sophistication gives (518)

to the remarks they make about a wide range of sub-jects Critics say television reporting is ordinary and (519) , offering little more than a mindless (520) of unimportant facts disguised as news Proponents of news programs say that reporters offer (521) and insightful

–R E A D I N G C O M P R E H E N S I O N –

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accounts of world events that enhance our

under-standing of the events that shape our lives

516 a ambiguous

b evident

c indistinct

d opportune

517 a urbane

b straightforward

c primitive

d unrefined

518 a diffidence

b dissonance

c complacency

d credence

519 a outstanding

b exceptional

c admirable

d uninspired

520 a recapitulation

b instigation

c proliferation

d labyrinth

521 a lackluster

b monotonous

c incisive

d tacit

Answer questions 522–529 on the basis of the following passage.

To visit a computer superstore these days is to step into a dizzying world of (522) by way of computer applications unimagined even a genera-tion ago A dazzling array of (523) pack-ages allows computer users a wide choice of programs to load onto a home computer Brightly colored screens on (524) , or video display terminals, invite the browser to use a mouse, a (525) that allows users to point to the opera-tions they want to use on the computer They can also explore the (526) , an international network of computer networks, connected by means of a telephone device called a (527) Interested consumers can learn how to correspond electronically from their home com-puters by (528) and how to organize household accounts on a (529) program that is designed for record keeping

522 a databases

b cybernetics

c hardware

d networks

523 a websites

b cursors

c software

d icons

524 a monitors

b televisions

c video recorders

d hardware –R E A D I N G C O M P R E H E N S I O N –

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525 a design

b prototype

c pattern

d peripheral

526 a websites

b Internet

c terminals

d networks

527 a mouse

b mousepad

c modem

d monitor

528 a e-mail

b telephone

c voice mail

d interface

529 a hardware

b code

c spreadsheet

d system

Answer questions 530–534 on the basis of the

following passage.

A major (530) problem, the magnitude of

which we are just beginning to realize, is global

warming When people say that the winters are not

as cold as they used to be, or that there was definitely

more snow in past years, they are correct In

addi-tion to these personal (531) , there is

con-crete visual evidence of global warming Most

noticeable is the (532) of the ice caps In

recent years, glaciers have been (533) at

a greater rate than in (534) years

530 a global

b environmental

c longitudinal

d societal

531 a outcries

b denominations

c testimonials

d denials

532 a depletion

b reinstatement

c restoration

d restitution

533 a advancing

b proceeding

c progressing

d receding

534 a former

b latter

c concluding

d secondary

Answer questions 535–539 on the basis of the following passage.

When the ice caps, made of fresh water, melt, it changes many things These changes affect the (535) of the oceans, the currents, and the con-ditions for survival for myriad species Additionally, (536) species could move in, affecting the entire ecosystem This has a (537) effect,

as all species are (538) and survive accord-ing to predictable sources of food and livaccord-ing condi-tions A specific example recently described on an environmental calendar told of the effect of global warming on polar bears Melting ice caps (539) bears from hunting food Without food,

–R E A D I N G C O M P R E H E N S I O N –

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they lose body fat and can be unable to give birth to

cubs

535 a radiation

b salinity

c alkalinity

d phosphorescence

536 a beneficial

b constructive

c practical

d invasive

537 a singular

b domino

c curious

d remarkable

538 a interdependent

b dependent

c submissive

d altruistic

539 a encourage

b enable

c preclude

d inspire

Answer questions 540–545 on the basis of the

following passage.

Some experts say that ice ages followed by warming

(540) have been cyclical throughout the

eons and that there is little that can be done to

pre-vent those cycles However, most scientists believe

that the actions of humans have (541) the

warming process They blame the increased burning

of wood and fossil fuels—oil and coal—on a

popu-lation that demands more heat, travels greater

dis-tances, and enjoys the comforts that electrical power

can bring As more energy is (542) , the amounts of carbon dioxide and other pollutants in the (543) increases The phenomenon caused by warm air and pollutants trapped around the earth has been labeled the greenhouse effect Searching for alternative sources of energy may (544) global warming Otherwise, serious environmental (545) will affect almost every aspect of life

540 a subdivisions

b phases

c geology

d contaminants

541 a modified

b slowed

c hastened

d solidified

542 a consumed

b admitted

c formulated

d consecrated

543 a ionosphere

b clouds

c atmosphere

d stratosphere

544 a mitigate

b intensify

c aggravate

d exacerbate

545 a manipulations

b resolutions

c fluctuations

d ramifications –R E A D I N G C O M P R E H E N S I O N –

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In each of the following sentences, replace the

ital-icized word or phrase with a more descriptive word

or phrase that means the same thing.

546 He got three A’s on his report card.

a observed

b earned

c listed

d determined

547 The best-selling author wrote a story that

fol-lowed her first book.

a prelude to

b overture to

c sequel to

d preface to

548 There were so many riders on the crosstown

bus that I was shoved from one side to the other on my way to work.

a jostled

b neglected

c maneuvered

d abashed

549 Helicopters are specially designed to float in

the air over an area.

a hydroplane

b revert

c transition

d hover

C H A P T E R

Synonyms in Context

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550 Certain passages were taken from the book

for the purpose of illustration

a excerpts

b contents

c diatribes

d indices

551 The rescue team searched among the ruins

for signs of life

a terminal

b foundation

c rubble

d establishment

552 New experiments enabled manufacturers to

make a long-lasting material that would save

consumers a great deal of money

a fleeting

b fragile

c perishable

d durable

553 The teacher distributed four sheets of paper

for each student so each one could complete

the necessary assignments for class

a grappled

b allotted

c mustered

d asserted

554 The front page article reported that the

sen-ator suffered a serious injury in the car crash.

a sustained

b retained

c maintained

d preserved

555 Her attorney claimed that she suffered great

mental distress as a result of the accident.

a euphoria

b rapture

c disdain

d anguish

556 The new business owner remained bold and

determined in spite of the many setbacks.

a fatigued

b resolute

c prominent

d acute

557 The masterpiece bought by an antique

dealer at the auction was credited to Picasso.

a attributed

b denied

c excised

d attested

558 Americans have become used to consuming

large quantities of oil to run their homes and automobiles

a deprogrammed

b habituated

c unaccustomed

d reconciled

559 His hope was to pass on a love of

wood-working to his son

a impart

b conceal

c withhold

d infringe –S Y N O N Y M S I N C O N T E X T –

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560 The most infamous misleading trick in

his-tory was a wooden horse sent to Troy by the

Greeks

a omen

b veracity

c authenticity

d ruse

561 The smooth, thin outer layer on the dining

room table was designed to make the table

look as if it were constructed entirely of oak

a veneer

b shell

c epidermis

d interior

562 Since all of the employees worked together

on the project, they met their deadline

a evolved

b advanced

c deconstructed

d collaborated

563 Carolyn prevented a petty disagreement

between Ethan and Andrew

a bramble

b squabble

c geyser

d perseverance

564 To make her stories more appealing, Cynthia

was known to add to her writing with

ficti-tious details

a isolate

b detract

c embellish

d disavow

565 He ate and drank all the food on the table.

a divulged

b conversed

c consumed

d retracted

566 She was very happy to greet her cousin,

whom she hadn’t seen in ten years

a ecstatic

b appalled

c efficacious

d egregious

567 Everyone in the military zone looked

for-ward to an agreement to halt the fighting.

a inauguration

b initiation

c armistice

d instigation

568 The most accomplished chefs use exotic

ingredients to make appetizing meals

a prescribe

b advise

c proposition

d incorporate

569 We drove on some pretty roads as we made

our way through the countryside

a scenic byways

b interstate highways

c principal highways

d county roads

570 It is not a good idea to show off your riches

in such a showy way

a jostle

b plunder

c flaunt

d direct –S Y N O N Y M S I N C O N T E X T –

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